Coil-taping machine.



No. 7|5,94I.

Patented Dec. I6, |9112.

W.. H. BA'NGS. COIL TAPING MACHINE.

HHN" 'l ummm-ml UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

WILLIAM II. BANGS`, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR TO ROSS L. CAMPBELL,OF lATLANTA, GEORGIA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 715,941, dated December16, 1902.

` Application filed April Il, 1902'. Serial No. 102,364. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern,.- v

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. BANGs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, haveinventedcertainnew and useful Improvements in Coil-Taping Machines, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in coil-taping machines, and hasfor .its object the provision of a machine which will wind tape from itsreel upon an armature, eld, transformer, and like coils in an even andspeedy manner, thus dispensing with extra tools for this purpose andsaving a` great amount of time where such operation is done by hand.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a machine of thischaracter which.

is simple, durable, and comparatively inexpensive in construction andwhich is thor- 'oughly efficient and practical in use.

To attain the desired objects, the invention consists of a coil-tapingmachine embodying novel features of construction and combination ofparts,substantially as disclosed herein.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the entiremachine. Fig. 2 is a section taken on line a: as of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is atop plan view thereof. Fig. 4 is a ver tical sectional View of thepedestal or support, with the removable coil-holding device in position.Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view of the tension device for thetape-spool.

Referring by numeral to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates thepedestal or support, which is provided with the base 2, to be secured toany suitable platform, and is substantially the shape of an inverted Vin elevation. Carried by the pedestal or formed integral with its apexis a circular ring or hollow bearing 3, which is provided with the twoparallel peripheral flanges or rims 4, a slot 5 being provided in thering and anges for the purpose ofthe admission of a coil to be taped.Adapted to it stationarily, yet removably, in the opening-or centralspace of the ring is a disk 6, which is provided with a central circularrecess 7 and the V-shaped recess 8, leading thereto, these recessesbeing used for the reception of the coil while the same is being woundwith tape. Adapted to t on the ring and revolve therearound between theflanges is the large disk or wheel 9, which has the grooved periphery 10and is provided with a channel or long opening 11, extending from itsperiphery toward its center, this channel or opening being adapted toallow the coil to be wound to be inserted, so as to rest upon the disk6. In order that this channel or opening will Vbe closed and there be nobreak in the periphery as the wheel is being revolved by the pulley ormotor-wheel12, I provide the hinged segment 13, which is locked inposition by means ofthe catch 14. Secured upon the outer face of thelarge wheel or disk near its innermost edge is the tension wheel oridler 15, which is adj ustably mounted so as to give the proper tensionto the tape as it passes from the.tapecarrying `reel 16 to the coil.This tape-reel is spring-tensioned, so that the tape is always allowedto be drawn therefrom taut, all slack being taken up by thereel and alsothe idler.

In Fig. 5 I have shown a" device for giving the proper tension to thetape as it leaves the reel, and this consists, substantially, of thelong slot 17, in which is slidingly mounted the shaft 18, carrying theguide-wheel 15. A spring 20 is employed to normally-push the shaftoutward, and thus allow all slack to be taken up and insure the evensupply of the tape to a coil. y

From this description, taken in connection with the drawings, theoperati/on of my improved coil-taping machine is readily understood andits numerous advantages fully appreciated; but, briefly stated, theoperation is as follows: The hinged segment is released, and as thechannel 1l is in line With the slot of the ring a coil is readily slidtherethrough and placed in position upon the bearing-disk 6.' The hingedsegment is now closed and fastened, and as the tape is in properposition to be fed to the coil the motor is set in operation and thewheel 9 is revolved. As it. revolves the tape is wound from the reel,y

which makes a complete revolution around the coil, which remainsstationary. In order to insure an even winding of the tape, the coil isfed laterally by an attendant.

It is evident that I provide a coil-taping machine which will place thetape evenly and ICO tightly upon coils and the like and will save muchtime and labor in doing so, thus producing a thoroughly efcient andpractical machine.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a machine of this character, the combination of a suitablesupport, means for holding a coil stationarily carried by and in thecenter of the support, a disk revolubly mounted upon the support andsurrounding the holding means, and means for carrying tape to be woundupon the coil carried by the disk.

2. In a machine of this character, the combination of asupport, adiskrevolubly mounted upon said support, means for holding a coil carried byand in the center of the support, the body of the disk and the holdingmeans being in substantially the same plane, a tapesupplying meanscarried upon the outer face of and revoluble with the disk on the sameface, and tension devices for allowing the tape to be fed taut carriedby the disk.

3. In a coil-taping machine, the combination of a support, andoutwardly-extending flanged bearing carried thereby, a coil-holdingdevice mounted stationarily yet removably in the bearing, a diskrevolnbly mounted upon the bearing-ring between the flanges, and meansfor carrying tape carried by the disk.

4. In a coil-taping machine the combination of a support, a hollow angedbearing carried thereby, a coil-holding device mounted in the hollow ofthe bearing, a disk revolubly mounted upon the bearing, tension devicesmounted upon the disk, an idler carried upon one of the devices, andtape-carrying means carried by the other.

5. In a coil-taping machine, the combination of a support, a hollowflanged bearing carried thereby, a coil-holding device mounted in thebearing, a large disk provided with a long channel from its periphery toits center mounted upon the bearing, and tape-supplying means carried byand revoluble with the disk; said bearing being provided with a slot toallow a coil to be placed through the channel of the disk to thecoil-holding device.

6. In a coil-taping machine, the combination, of a support stationarilyyet removably mounted, means to hold a coil carried thereby, a diskrevolubly mounted upon the support having a grooved periphery, means toallow a coil to be inserted in its proper place to be wound, andtape-supplying means carried by the disk.

7. In a coil-taping machine, the combination of a support, a hollowanged bearing carried thereby, a coil-holding device mounted in thehollow of the bearing, a disk having a grooved periphery to receive apowertransmitting means revolubly mounted upon the bearing, tensiondevices mounted upon the disk, an idler carried upon one of the devices,and tape-carrying means carried by the other.

8. In a coil-taping machine, the combination of a pedestal having abase, a bearingring mounted at the apex of the pedestal and projectingoutward therefrom, a disk revolubly mounted upon the bearing-ring, acoilholding device mounted within the bearingring, means for supplyingtape to the coil mounted upon the outer face and revoluble with thedisk, and a tension device mounted upon the disk upon the same face astapesupplying means.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM II. BANGS.

Witnesses:

B. F. DARDEN, C. B. NEALY.

